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Hi everybody. I have noticed that on most light-duty trucks the rearends are higher than the front ends. By around 2-3" sometimes. I notice it the most on the Chevy Silverado 1500. 5 years ago you only noticed it on light-duty trucks. Now I am starting to notice it BAD on heavy-dutys too. Is there a reason that the rearends are up so much higher than the front ends? I have a new 2010 F-150 SuperCrew 4x4 and it has this too. I would get a leveling kit but it would void my warranty!
I used to only notice on 4x2 models also. It's starting to carryover into 4x4s and heavy-dutys and I don't like it. Sometimes it looks really stupid on a Heavy-duty truck. You see a new Super Duty coming up a hill and it looks like the front end is scraping pavement!
So is there any reason for this???
I used to only notice on 4x2 models also. It's starting to carryover into 4x4s and heavy-dutys and I don't like it. Sometimes it looks really stupid on a Heavy-duty truck. You see a new Super Duty coming up a hill and it looks like the front end is scraping pavement! So is there any reason for this???
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Just my opinion, but I think the prevalence of the low fronts is to comply with safety standards for interface during accidents with cars vs. trucks. Remember all the flap a couple of years ago about traffic deaths in passenger vehicles vs. SUV's all over the news. Unfortunately I think this is spilling over to the truck market.
As far as the level kit voiding your warranty, you should ask the dealer. When I asked the local Ford dealer about that on my 2006 they said NO, it does not void the warranty.
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As far as the level kit voiding your warranty, you should ask the dealer. When I asked the local Ford dealer about that on my 2006 they said NO, it does not void the warranty.
Just my .02 worth......take it for what it is worth
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Just my opinion, but I think the prevalence of the low fronts is to comply with safety standards for interface during accidents with cars vs. trucks. Remember all the flap a couple of years ago about traffic deaths in passenger vehicles vs. SUV's all over the news. Unfortunately I think this is spilling over to the truck market.
As far as the level kit voiding your warranty, you should ask the dealer. When I asked the local Ford dealer about that on my 2006 they said NO, it does not void the warranty.
Just my .02 worth......take it for what it is worth
As far as the level kit voiding your warranty, you should ask the dealer. When I asked the local Ford dealer about that on my 2006 they said NO, it does not void the warranty.
Just my .02 worth......take it for what it is worth
Alright. Thanks. I have already asked the dealer I bought the truck off of and they said no. They are who I deal with so no leveling kit for me. I have a question for you or for any other users. It won't void my engine and transmission warranty will it? The 36,000 mile bumper-to-bumper is probably something I could do without. But would it void my powertrain? It would be STUPID if it did. And by the way, nice truck you got there.
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The leveling kits for the most part are designed to sit on top of the factory strut so you are basically changing nothing on the factory settings and there should not void any warranties.
Now this is true for kits like Ready Lift, Skyjackers, and daystar. You would need to get some input from other people on the auto spring kits and any other manufacture out there but those would not affect the truck.
Now this is true for kits like Ready Lift, Skyjackers, and daystar. You would need to get some input from other people on the auto spring kits and any other manufacture out there but those would not affect the truck.
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The leveling kits for the most part are designed to sit on top of the factory strut so you are basically changing nothing on the factory settings and there should not void any warranties.
Now this is true for kits like Ready Lift, Skyjackers, and daystar. You would need to get some input from other people on the auto spring kits and any other manufacture out there but those would not affect the truck.
Now this is true for kits like Ready Lift, Skyjackers, and daystar. You would need to get some input from other people on the auto spring kits and any other manufacture out there but those would not affect the truck.
You should ask them why it voids the warranty because you are the first person I have heard of that has had an issue like that.
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I have thought that before but my 2007 F-350 doesn't sit near as crooked as the newer SDs and it never squats to the heaviest load I've pulled. The heaviest was about 8,500 pounds. And it's a SRW. The truck BARELY squatted at all. Now, an F-250 probably would be bad. I have seen oil field F-250s and the tools, toolboxes, ATVs, etc in the bed have the thing weighed down awful.
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The Autospring leveling kit is just a spacer that sits on top of the strut as well so that should not void any warranties. I have one on my truck as well and have had warranty work done with my dealer.
You should ask them why it voids the warranty because you are the first person I have heard of that has had an issue like that.
You should ask them why it voids the warranty because you are the first person I have heard of that has had an issue like that.
Well. Whatever the reason is. I can lose my bumper-to-bumper warranty. I might wait a few thousand more miles but it's sort of useless. I mean, it only lasts for 36,000 miles. I talked to my dealer and they say that I can put the leveling kit on and void the bumper-to-bumper warranty but the engine and transmission will still be covered for 5years/60,000 miles. So I might just do that. It doesn't really matter to me. I might just keep it stock. Thanks for your answer and help.
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The primary purpose for the rake on the newer trucks is aerodynamics - in order to comply with fuel mileage issues. Raise the front end and your fuel mileage will go down - a little - but it is soooooo worth it..
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The leveling kit was an awesome purchase for my truck. I am so pleased with the look of the truck now. I owned the truck for 2 years before having the kit installed mainly to burn through the goodyears that came on the truck so that when I installed the kit I could put on new tires too.
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To Fordpstroke11...thanks for the compliment. As far as the warranty, I waited until mine was almost gone, but like Coskid I wanted new tires and the level kit together and was waiting to kill those crappy factory Pirelli's.
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I don't see how it would void the warranty especially because the Raptors have a leveling kit on them so they can fit the 35's on them. Besides it all depends on the tech who is looking at your truck do you think they would notice the leveling kit if they are looking at something specific. I would look under the fine print in your warranty and see what voids it.
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